Magneto mounting



Dec. 7 1926.

` w. F. KASPER MAGNETO MOUNTING vFiled March '7. 1922 IN vENToR MII/ ren' FK PER b rromvfr Patented Dec. 7, 192.

irse STATES 'W'ALTER F. KASPER, OF FARMONT, MINNESOTA, ASSGNOR TO FAIRMONT GAS EN- GINE & RALWAY MOTOR CAR COMPANY, OF FAIRMONT, MNNESOTA, A OOR- PORA'IION 0F MINNESOTA.

MAGNETO MOUNTING.

Application led March 7, 1922. Serial No. 541,847.

rlhe object of my invention is to mount a magneto on the engine so that the engine may be operated in either direction and the gearing and shafting lubricating by the oil mixed with the gasoline to lubricate the engine, thereby eliminating thev Anecessity of outside lubrication for the magneto driving device.

ther objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings formingl part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view on the line 1-1 of Figure 2,

Figure 2 is a vertical the line 2 2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

In the drawing, 2 represents the magneto driven by a flexible coupling 3 that is secured to the magneto drive shaft 4;. 5 represents the crank shaft of the engine 6. A helical gear '7 is secured to the crank shaft near the bearings 8 therefor crank case 9 of the engine, and a similar gear 10 is loosely mounted on the shaft 4, which is mounted 'in suitable bearings at right angles to the axis of the crank shaft The gear 10 has a slot 11 therein and a pin 12 is mounted in the shaft i in position to engage the end walls of the slot and operate the drive shaft 4t in the desired direction. Suitable bearings 13 and 111A are tapped into the housing 15 on the shaft 4 and a packing nut 16 is mounted in the bearing 111 and secured byl a set screw 17. The magneto is mounted on the supporting` bracket 18 by th-e cap screws 19. secure the bracket 18 to the walls of the engine crank case.

rlhe packing 21 is washer 22, spring 23, 24. By this means the magneto is positively driven from the crank shaft, with provision for operating the engine in either sectional view on held in place by a and loosely mounted -directly upon Bolts 2OY and a split lock ring direction, the lubrication of the crank shaft in its bearing at the same time suital'ily lubricating the magneto operating gearing and shaft.

claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a gas-engine crank-shaft provided with a gear, of a magneto drive-shaft, a gear loosely mounted on said shaft and in mesh with the crankshaft gear and formed with a peripherally extending elongatedL slot, and a pin projecting radially from the magneto driveshaft and entering the slot of the loosely mounted gear for changing the direction of rotation of the magneto drive-shaft on change of direction of rotation of the loosely mounted gear.

2. The combination with a gas-engine crank-shaft provided with a gear, of a magneto drive-shaft, a gear formed with an lelongated slot extending from the interior to the periphery of the hub of the gear the magneto drive-shaft, and a pin projecting from the magneto drive-shaft at right angles thereto to enter the elongated slot of the loosely mounted gear for engagement with one of the end walls of the s lot to change the direction of rotation of the magneto drive-shafta 3. The combination with a gas-engine crank-shaft provided with a gear, of a magneto drive-shaft, a gear formed with an elongated slot and loosely mounted on the magneto drive-shaft, a pin projecting from the magneto drive-shaft to enter the elongated slot of the position for engagement with one of the end walls of the slot to change the direction of rotation of the magneto drive-shaft, and a housing supported from the crank-- shaft and enclosing the two gears and having communication with the space occupied by each gearand thel crank-shaft for transmission of a lubricant to both gears from within the housing.

In wit-ness whereof, I have hereunto selU my' hand this 28th day of February, 1922.

WALTER F. KASAPER.

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